Lawson Stablecoin Payments Pilot Begins With JPYC at Tokyo Store

• Lawson will pilot JPYC stablecoin payments at a Tokyo store starting in early August.
• JPYC circulation surpassed 2 billion yen as regulated stablecoin adoption continues.
• Netstars expands stablecoin payments with USDC USDT and JPYC for merchants.

Lawson is preparing to test stablecoin payments in Japan through a new pilot that will allow customers to pay using the yen-backed stablecoin JPYC. The trial is scheduled to begin in early August at the company’s Takanawa Gateway City convenience store in Tokyo and forms part of a proof-of-concept involving telecommunications company KDDI and crypto wallet provider HashPort.

The initiative expands the practical use of regulated digital payment assets in everyday retail while taking place under Japan’s stablecoin framework, which requires licensing and oversight for issuers and related service providers. The pilot also come…

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